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The Forest Preserve District of Will County game cameras recently captured some rare and exciting photos of bobcats – possibly a mother and her kittens – walking through a small open area in Kankakee Sands Preserve in Custer...

A second death in as many days in Kankakee County from coronavirus.  Health officials now reporting 74 deaths since the pandemic counting began.  Twenty-two new positive cases were reported Thursday; there's now 2,934...

Illinois continues to see increasing initial unemployment claims. The U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday more than 36,000 Illinoisans filed for initial unemployment claims last week. That’s more than 6,600 more than the...

Illinois public health officials reported the first death of West Nile virus in Illinois for 2020 Thursday. It's a Chicago resident who became ill in mid-September. There are 24 human cases reported in Illinois. The virus is...

Nine new grants are going to Ford County-area organizations, courtesy of the wind farm revenues. The Community Grant Program funds come from Apex Clean Energy and Ford Ridge Wind. The funds are set up to support organizations and...

Money that would been used for Homecoming floats is now helping community origanizations.  Oakwood High School students stepped up by using the funds to assist the community.  Each class, Freshmen, sophomore, juniors...

A flu vaccination clinic in Vermilion County was delayed today.  The reason was because a scheduled shipment of of the vaccine didn't arrive on schedule.  Health officials hope to find a reschedule date soon. 94.1 WGFA
Vermilion County Health Department officials report 79 new cases of COVID-19.  Tuesday's confirmed cases included one infant, one toddler, four preschoolers, 9 grade-school children, 10 teeagers, 9 people in their 20's and...

The races for the Illinois legislature, in the 79th House District and the 40th District Senate, were featured in a candidates’ forum in Kankakee. Tuesday’s event at the Kankakee Public Library was hosted by the Kankakee Chapter...

A 41-year-ld Iroquois County man was sentenced to 2-years in prison for drug offenses.  David Blair of Gilman pled guilty in Grundy County Court to the unlawful delivery of a look-alike substance.  It's a class 3...